The button placed on the right side of the device starts both the voice control and the voice recorder applications. The second button opens the camera application.
On the left side there is a key for the Comm Manager application. Functional keys below the display The four application keys can be assigned different applications from the setup menu. What's more, the voice recorder key recognizes the difference between a short and a long press. There are LEDs on both sides of the microphone. The left one uses various colors to indicate ongoing wireless connection through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. It also alerts you about reminders. And above the display On the left side you will also find the volume button.
Placed on the right side of the device are the infrared port and the hidden reset button. A short press on the switch-off button shuts down the display; a press-hold on the same button closes the entire communicator. The jack connector is small, so be sure to get yourself an adapter if you want to use standard earphones.
Connectors mounted on the bottom side The back cover is released through a sliding driver. Under the cover you will find a Li-Pol battery with capacity of mAh. According to the manufacturer's information, Qtek has a stand-by of hours and minutes of phone calls. The device gets charged after approximately 4 hours. As I have not used the communicator as a normal user would do, I do not dare say what the real battery life is.
Under the battery is to be found the slot for the SIM card. Next to it there is a tiny mirror and a flash LED; a little bit further you will see the connector for the external antenna. Despite the fact that Windows Mobile is able to back various types of excellent games and plenty of multimedia functions and to play both MP3 files and videos, these extras will definitely be the last to be taken in mind by the users, when they consider buying the device.
A far more important feature will probably be the Wi-Fi support, the good synchronization options or applications for work with documents and office tools. Almost the entire front area is occupied by a big display and a few buttons. What surprises is the thickness of the device.
It has been extended to 24 mm compared to Magician, which is only 18 mm , due mainly to the keypad, which slides out. It is also slightly heavier - g, but such a weight is quite usual for a communicator.
Qtek fits well in the hand as all its edges are perfectly rounded. It is also less experimental than the one of the Magician model. For example, I find the grid on the rear side and the ellipses around the camera lens a bit overcombined. Yet, the front side of the phone looks very attractive, even if conservative. HTC has made the covers of plastics, which is a step backwards in comparison to MDA Compact, whose construction was metal.
Nevertheless, the construction of the new communicator is solid enough. Well, it is not exactly beautiful Keypad: useful and brilliant Let us now take a closer look at the most innovative part of the device: the sliding keypad. The easiest way to get to the keypad is to turn the communicator counter-clockwise and thumb-push the display upwards. At the same time the picture on the display will turn too.
Nor do I have any negative remarks regarding PIM. What's more, Qtek offers Wi-Fi as well. As for the email client and the internet browser, it is clear that we have not still come to a technological level, where we would be able to directly compare one and the same program both in a communicator and a PC.
Smaller display and limited control possibilities designate these applications as usable for field-work only. I regard highly both the hardware keypad and the applications for work with office documents. To sum up, Qtek is a top-quality communicator offered at a reasonable price. When we first started to evaluate it, longer before we got to know its real price, we wrote that we would be pleasantly surprised if the device hit the market at a price of approximately euro.
Well, we are. Qtek is being currently offered for euro. It did not disappoint me. Its keypad as well as its WLAN support excuses its extended thickness. Nevertheless, I would have appreciated the option for changing the function of the software buttons mounted below the display. I do not like the slot for miniSD memory cards. Unfortunately, I have not had the chance to build an opinion of my own regarding the processor speed as it has been short time since I started to use the new communicator.
I also look forward to testing Qtek's durability in order to compare it with the one of MDA Compact, which is pretty good. In spite of my short experience with the new communicator, I do like it and consider its price appropriate.
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